Overton opens up Greenbrier lead

Jeff Overton (Evs in the Outright Winner market) has opened up a four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Greenbrier Classic after shooting an impressive second round 62.

The 27-year-old is without a win in five years on the US Tour, but is in a strong position to pick up the winner’s cheque in West Virginia.

Overton, who finished tied 11th at The Open, is currently 12th in the FedEx Cup standings but a win on Sunday will see him move up to second place in the money list.

He admitted afterwards: “As soon as I hit my driver on the first hole and I hit a good wedge shot in there, I knew that I was gonna have a good round.”

Boo Weekley (5/4 to beat Overton in 3rd round two-ball) is Overton’s closest challenger after carding a 63, to leave him on ten-under-par. Jimmy Walker and joint first-round leader Erik Compton are a further shot back at -9.

Only three Europeans made the cut – Swedes Richard S Johnson and Carl Pettersson, and Spain’s Sergio Garcia, who shot a second round 67 to leave him at five-under-par.

British trio Greg Owen, Brian Davis and Martin Laird all missed the cut, after finishing the second round on level par, +4 and +5 respectively.

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